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snow_and_rain |
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August 12, 2010 12:14:39pm |
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Re: And We Bid You Goodnight |
It's no secret that Jerry liked hymns and folk tunes, and the little melody behind AWBYGN spawned many a great jam in its own right. One of the band's quintessential jams, imo. (6/6/70, 4/29/71... to many to mention)
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ringolevio |
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August 12, 2010 12:27:53pm |
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Re: And We Bid You Goodnight |
I think we are probably all reading way too much into it. The song literally says "Good night" - I think they just thought it was a cool way to end a show, and they were right. They often sang "Another Saturday night" on Saturday nights - they weren't trying to make a mystical point about Saturday, I don't think.
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unclejohn52 |
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August 12, 2010 03:14:01pm |
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Amen.
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snow_and_rain |
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August 12, 2010 04:24:00pm |
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I never said anything about mysticism. Just pointing out that there were many shows where that melody emerged in the middle of big jams like Alligator and usually kicked off more extended jams. A lot of my favorite shows have AWBYGN jams.
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ringolevio |
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August 12, 2010 05:22:53pm |
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Sorry - I wasn't so much replying to your post as to the thread in general at that point, but I guess it read that way, sorry about that.
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high flow |
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August 12, 2010 12:40:46pm |
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Yes. The instrumental played at the end of GDTRFB is AWBYG. Is it not? I always thought it were.....
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1987-09-18.mtx.hansokolow.96139.flac16Into that Jimi tune that Bob really likes.
I like the earlier versions, but when I did the old mental playback it was this version. I guess this set wore a deep rut on my brain. Dire's too, but that's not news.
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William Tell |
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August 12, 2010 01:19:33pm |
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Dire has a brain?
Holy crap!
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high flow |
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August 12, 2010 02:27:02pm |
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Ooh burn! Well played.
If you have not heard "Dirty Deeds Done with Sheep" by the Big Men on Campus, I recommend it.
It's an AC/DC parody.
"Warning signs, electric fences, HIGH VOLTAGE!!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCRE9qOgbugThis may be a rerun, but that seems to be theme lately.
This post was modified by high flow on 2010-08-12 21:27:02
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